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The Sarasota Ballet paid tribute to Ballet Master Pavel Fomin by performing his ballet, "Hommage À Chopin." Photo Credit: Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • October 26, 2015
Diversity in Dance

The Sarasota Ballet opened its 25th anniversary season showcasing the work of its own dancers.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Wiegand family has made participating in the Living Nativity a family tradition. Pictured clockwise from bottom left are: Fairyn, Alexander, Benjamin, Catherine, Lance, Elizabeth, Davis and Sarah.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 12, 2012
A Christmas Story

The Tabernacle Church will host its 26th annual Living Nativity Dec. 13 through Dec. 16.

  • East County
  • News
Dora Walters turns her lens on a Halloween party in 2006.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 22, 2013
Year in Review: January 2013, Dora the Explorer

Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters retired after a career that spans more than six decades as an inquisitive journalist.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Waterlefe Golf and River Club home at 10506 Riverbank Terrace recently sold for $870,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,386 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $800,000 in 2015.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2018
Waterlefe home tops local sales at $870,000

Waterlefe home tops local sales at $870,000

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 22, 2017
Film review: 'Land of Mine'

'Land of Mine' sheds light on a little-known post WWII tragedy.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Andrea McArdle stars in Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota's "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 3, 2013
Hot Tickets: Holiday Music

Read June LeBell's picks for holiday music events.

  • Arts + Culture
The Rev. Norman and Joan Pritchard. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 3, 2014
Christ Church names new pastor

The Rev. Norman Pritchard will lead the nine-year-old congregation after 18 years at a Michigan church. He takes the pulpit Nov. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Katherine Michelle Tanner in "The Amish Project." Photo by Maria Lyle Photography.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 17, 2015
Theater Review: 'The Amish Project'

"The Amish Project" tackles the mystery of good and evil.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Mayor Terry Gans shakes hands with outgoing town commissioner Phill Younger on Monday.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 22, 2017
Gans re-elected mayor of Longboat Key, Zunz named vice mayor

The Town Commission welcomed back Jim Brown and bid farewell to Phill Younger.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's LaDazhia Williams finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 23, 2016
Mustangs fall in OT

The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team narrowly fell to Winter Haven 49-48 in overtime Jan. 23.

  • East County
  • Sports
Echo Lake Apartments is under construction but four of 12 buildings are complete. When finished in mid 2017, it will have 360 units.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 4, 2017
Echo Lake is open in Lakewood Ranch

Apartment complex adds 'lifestyle' to apartment concept

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

A woman turned in half of a pair of dentures that she found on the shore. The dentures had barnacle growth on them and appeared to have been in the Gulf for a while.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Country Club Village  home at 7510 Miner Reserve Court recently sold for $705,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,799 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 27, 2018
Country Club Village home tops sales at $705,000

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 10-14.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Former Braden River High libero and defensive specialist Kelley Shiels will play volleyball for Oklahoma City University.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 27, 2011
Shiels joins OCU volleyball

Braden River High graduate Kelley Shiels will continue her volleyball career next year at Oklahoma City University.

  • East County
  • Sports
"What I really enjoy is being a part of what the performers have to go through — being a performer, myself, I understand the discipline required," Ruthie Engford Clark says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 24, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: The Beaded Lady

Ruthie Engford Clark is the opera's head dresser with a high-flying past.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
MARKET WATCH | What fuels the current economy?

There is little to say that is bad about the existing economy, short term, but many potential problems exist long term.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 55 Lighthouse Point Drive sold recently for $4.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 6, 2017
Lighthouse Point house sells for $4.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 21-25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 15, 2015
Great information for every LBK taxpayer

Kudos to Town Manager David Bullock and town staffers who produced the online information about the underground-utility referenda. It’s a ‘must-read’ for an informed electorate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A condominium at The Water Club at Longboat Key recently sold for $1,425,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 18, 2017
Water Club at Longboat Key condo sells for $1,425,000

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 2-6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Madison Thomas shows off her passport stickers.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 3, 2015
Globetrotting at Southside Elementary for Celebrate Learning Day

The Parent Teacher Organization planned a day full of globetrotting and experiencing new cultures for the annual Celebrate Learning Day on Thursday, April 2.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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